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CAPE TURTLE. 
Another species very nearly allied to the present 
has lately been discovered in Australia, to whicli the 
name of Columha Macquarrii has been given ; and 
the Columha venusta of Teniniinck’s Planches Co- 
loriees also appears referable to the same group, or 
at least may be considered as its analogue in South 
America. 
The Cape Turtle, as its name implies, is common 
around that district of Southern Africa, and is also 
met with in Senegal, Senegambia, and Nubia. Of 
its habits and manners we have no detailed account, 
except that it makes its nest in low trees and shrubs, 
and lays two white pellucid-looking eggs, very fra- 
gile and easily broken. The male, as represented 
on the plate, has the forehead, the region around the 
base of the bill, the chin, throat, and central part of 
the breast, intense black. The crown of the head, 
the region of the eyes, the sides of the neck and 
breast, flanks, and lesser wing-coverts, are of a pale 
French-grey ; the middle of the abdomen, thighs, 
and vent, are white. The lower part of the hind 
neck and back are of a pale hair-brown. Two of 
the greater wing-coverts, and the secondary quill 
nearest the body, have a large spot of violaceous or 
metallic purple upon their outer webs. The greater 
quills are rich orange-brown, with the exterior webs 
and tips brownish-black. The under coverts of the 
wings are orange-brown, the long axillary feathers 
and under tail-coverts black. Upon the rump are 
two black bars, with an intermediate one of pale 
